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Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns

Polish poppy seed cake

A new Army regulation is advising soldiers to avoid eating foods with poppy seeds over concerns that troops could inadvertently fail a drug screening. While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also — depending on how they are harvested and processed — can contain opium alkaloids such as morphine […]